海口经济学院《商务英语技能综合训练》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷.doc

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海口经济学院《商务英语技能综合训练》
2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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第一部分 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1、The new supermarket has announced that the first to purchase goods on the opening day ________ get a big prize.
A．must B．could
C．would D．shall

2、—I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so rude to you.
—You ________ something not very nice to me, but that's OK.
A．have said B．had said C．were saying D．did say

3、Usually doctors are understandably ________ about new medicines because of the uncertainty of their effects.
A．considerate B．logical C．optimistic D．cautious

4、Most of us try to discover we think is the most moving love story in our company.
A．which B．that C．what D．who

5、Please remind your grandpa to take medicine on time, for a man of his age ____be very forgetful．
A．need B．must C．shall D．can

6、The real winners in sport are those who know how to persevere and to behave with ________—whether they win or lose a game.
A．certainty B．caution
C．dignity D．independence

7、Although he did not do it___________, he definitely had some responsibility.
A．instantly B．deliberately
C．accidentally D．casually

8、Linda ________ to her mother for so long that she figures out almost every gesture of her mother’s.
A．attended B．had attended C．would attend D．has attended

9、Faced with economic slowdown, some companies are planning to use robots to ______ human workers to reduce their labor costs.
A．compensate B．substitute
C．symbolize D．discriminate

10、The customs officers were insisting that suitcases should be opened and their contents _______ for closer inspection.
A．laid out B．given out C．sent out D．picked out

第二部分 阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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In spring, chickens start laying eggs again, bringing a welcome source of protein at winter’s end. So it’s no surprise that cultures around the world celebrate spring by honoring the egg.
Some traditions are simple, like the red eggs that get baked into Greek Easter breads. Others upgrade the egg into a fancy art, like the heavily jewel-covered “eggs” that were favored by the Russians starting in the 19th century.
One ancient form of egg art is egg painting, which comes to us from Ukraine. For centuries, Ukrainians have been drawing complicated patterns on eggs. Contemporary artists have followed this tradition and adapted the traditional methods to create eggs that speak to the anxieties of our age: Life is precious, and delicate. Eggs are, too.
“There’s something about their delicate nature that crazily appeals to me,” says New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast. Several years ago, she became interested in egg painting and learned the traditional Ukrainian technique to draw her very modern characters. “I’ve broken eggs at every stage of the process — from the very beginning to the very, very end.”
But there’s an appeal in that vulnerability. “There’s part of this sickening horror that I kind of like, the horror of knowing you’re walking on the edge with this, knowing that it could all fall apart at any second.” Chast’s designs, such as a worried man alone in a tiny boat, reflect that delicateness.
Traditional Ukrainian decorated eggs also spoke to those fears. The complex and detailed patterns were believed to offer protection against evil.
Egg painting art, dating back to 300 B．C．, was later absorbed into the Christian church. The old symbols, however, still survive. A decorated egg with a bird on it, given to a young married couple, is a wish for children. A decorated egg thrown into the field would be a wish for a good harvest.
1、What do we learn about the decorated “eggs” in Russia?
A．They are shaped like jewel cases. B．They are heavily painted in red.
C．They are favored as a form of art. D．They are valued by the rich.
2、Why have contemporary artists continued the tradition of egg painting?
A．Because eggs serve as a symbol of the coming of spring.
B．Because eggs provide a source of protein in winter’s end.
C．Because eggs provide a unique surface to paint on.
D．Because eggs reflect the anxieties of people today.
3、Which of the following best explains “vulnerability” underlined in paragraph 5?
A．Delicateness. B．Technique. C．Fear. D．Anxiety.
4、What is the main idea of the text?
A．Egg painting art preserves traditional and popular symbols.
B．Different cultures have different ways of honoring the egg.
C．Ukrainian egg painting art appeals to contemporary artists.
D．Egg painting art continues and develops in pace with time.

B
Grey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10. It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains. Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail — 95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo. Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports. He has agreed to take me across the toughest, middle section of the trail.
When Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass, 140 miles south of Missoula, on August 12, 1805, he was astonished by what was in front of him; “high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.” Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed, with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.
Today their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled, for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures: the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred (神圣的) gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.
The Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September. Our luck is holding with the weather, although the snow keeps getting deeper. As we climb to Indian Post Office, the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft, we have covered 13 miles in soft snow, and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner. After a meal of chicken, I sit on a rock on top of the ridge (山脊). There is no light visible in any direction, not even another campfire. For four days we do not see another human being. We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy. In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.
1、According to the passage, the word “trek” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A．a comfortable walk in a separate country
B．a pleasant journey across the countryside
C．a journey over untraveled pathways
D．a long, hard journey over rough areas
2、We learn from the text that before 1805 ________.
A．the Rocky Mountains were wholly covered with snow
B．there were no people living in the western part of America
C．no Americans knew of the existence of the Rocky Mountains
D．the Appalachians were the western frontier of the United States
3、We learn from the text that the Lolo Pass ________.
A．remains much the same as it was 200 years ago
B．is the meeting point of three cultures
C．has changed a lot since 1805
D．now attracts a large number of tourists to visit
4、Judging from the text, Lewis and Clark were most probably ________.
A．two native Indians
B．explorers of the early 19th century
C．merchants who did business with the Indians
D．travelers whose curiosity took them over the Lolo Pass
5、We can infer from the text that when crossing the Lolo Pass the author ________.
A．was attempting the impossible
B．was trying to set a world record
C．was following the trail of Lewis and Clark
D．was fighting with weather and taking unnecessary risks

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
When you are living a fully---scheduled life, every minute counts. No matter how many ways you divide your 1 , there’s never enough time in a day to catch up.
Six years ago, I was 2 with a care-free, stop-and---smell-the-roses types of 3 . When I needed to rush out, she was taking her sweet. 4 picking out a purse and a shining crown. When I needed to have a 5 lunch, she’d stop a speak to the elderly woman who looked like her grandma. Whenever my child caused me to deviate(偏离)from my main 6 , I thought to myself, we don’t have time for this. 7 , the two words I most commonly spoke to my little lover of life were, “ 8 !”
Then one day, things 9 . We’d just picked up my older daughter from kindergarten and were getting out of the car. Seeing her little sister not going fast enough for her liking, my older daughter said, “you are so 10 .” When the older one crossed her own arms, it dawned on me(我渐渐明白)that her annoyed look 11 that of mine. I saw the damage my hurried existence was doing no 12 of my children.
Though my 13 to slow down was made almost three years ago, Living at a slower pace still takes great effort.  My younger daughter is my living   14 of why I must keep trying.  In fact, she reminded me once again the other day.  When I thought my little child was going to eat the last  15 of an ice cream, she held out a spoonful of it.  "I saved the last for you," she said. At that moment, I  16 I'd just got the deal of a lifetime. I gave my child a little time, and unexpectedly,  17 , she reminded me that things taste 18 and love comes easier when you stop  19 through life.
Pausing to delight in the simple joys of daily life is the only way to truly live.  Trust me, I learned from the world's born 20 in joyful living.
1、A．attention B．memory C．love D．experience
2、A．bored B．blessed C．content D．patient
3、A．sister B．grandma C．son D．daughter
4、A．time B．ice cream C．step D．lunch
5、A．big B．quick C．nutritious D．joyful
6、A．goal B．responsibility C．schedule D．interest
7、A．Consequently B．Frankly C．Surprisingly D．Unusually
8、A．Cheer up B．Pull up C．Shut up D．Hurry up
9、A．improved B．changed C．appeared D．worsened
10、A．silly B．excited C．careful D．slow
11、A．silenced B．contradicted C．mirrored D．encouraged
12、A．both B．all C．some D．neither
13、A．demand B．offer C．promise D．mistake
14、A．reminder B．memory C．image D．example
15、A．half B．bite C．cup D．piece
16、A．wondered B．realized C．recognized D．valued
17、A．in conclusion B．in short C．in return D．in fact
18、A．hotter B．softer C．sourer D．sweeter
19、A．rushing B．going C．getting D．surviving
20、A．dancer B．magician C．expert D．singer

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Rainforests are thick forests in the hot parts of the world They have a great effect 1． the world environment For example, they play 2． part in controlling the climate Without 3． (they), climate would change a lot What’s more, many plants are of 4． (important) in medical value
However, in the past hundred years, humans 5． (begin) destroying rainforests to search for land and mine The 6． (hard) we harvest from them, the more carbon dioxide is released into the air, 7． affects the climate, environment and ourselves as a whole Meanwhile, we are losing the opportunity 8． (explore) the medical use of the plants With the population growing 9． (rapid), we indeed have an increasing need for 10． (resource), but we will suffer more in the end if we keep on doing so

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均限一词;
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
During the holiday I take part in a special summer camp、 There I met a girl from Canvey, a town on the Thames, where is to the east of London、 As a host, I showed him around such place as the Great Wall and the Summer Palace、 She was deeply impressing by the great sights、 I also told her about the great changes that had been taken place in the past few decades、 She said Beijing was quite different from that she had expected and that it was very beautifully、 Meanwhile, I improved my spoken English in her help、 I think summer camp is very valuable、

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是高三学生李华。你作为交换生要到英国学习，你的好友Peter要去机场接你，却因天降大雪，航班取消。请你给Peter写一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1. 说明原因；
2. 另约时间；
3. 表达感谢。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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